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The Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership (SLPP) Steering Committee convened on 21st March 2025 at the Disaster Management Center (DMC) in Colombo for an important meeting aimed at strengthening multi-sectoral partnerships for disaster preparedness and resilience. The session, held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., brought together 36 participants representing the government, private sector, and civil […]

On 25th February 2025, a comprehensive training session on Safety and Security Policy was conducted for Janathakshan staff at Berjaya Hotel, Mount Lavinia, led by Dr. M. Kamil. A total of 43 Janathakshan staff members participated in the session, receiving essential training on safety protocols, dos and don’ts, precautionary measures, rights, and procedures to enhance

The Evacuation Center with enhanced accessibility facilities was inaugurated on 20.02.2025 in Nochchiyagama under the project ‘Reducing Disaster Risk Including Disability and Strengthening Climate Change Adaptation through Empowering Marginalized Communities in Sri Lanka’. This project, implemented by Janathakshan Guarantee Limited with financial support from the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), aims to create safer, more inclusive

Janathakshan Staff during the Annual Business Planning Janathakshan successfully conducted its Annual Business Planning Workshop from February 23rd to 25th at Berjaya Hotel, Mount Lavinia. This three-day residential workshop brought together all permanent staff to strategize and develop the organization’s 2025 annual business plan. The sessions involved in-depth discussions on the progress of 2024-2025, identifying

The third (3rd) national #consultation workshop on “Revising and updating the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) of 2012” was held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm at the Grand Monarch Hotel, Talawathugoda. This workshop focused on presenting and validating the final draft of NCCP of 2012 by presenting it to representatives from

#Janathakshan is implementing the project “Strengthening Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Process through empowerment of Marginalized Communities in Sri Lanka” in selected locations in #Anuradhapura and #Kurunegala districts. The overall objective of this project is to enhance resilience of persons with disabilities, elderly people and marginalized women in Sri Lanka through Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction

Normally #aquaculture programs are implemented under perennial tanks, but under the technical guidance of National Aquaculture Development Authority (#NAQDA), CRIWMP has initiated aquaculture program in rural tanks in the #cascade systems which are seasonal. From this Aquaculture program it is expected that the #FarmerOrganizations (FO) were able to strengthen their operation and maintenance (O&M) funds to carry out the O&M work

#UNDP Resident Representative of Sri Lanka, Ms. Azusa Kubota made a visit to Palugaswewa Cascade in Anuradhapura. This is one of her first field visits after being appointed as the Resident Representative of #UNDP in Sri Lanka. On her visit, she was able to meet the Government stakeholders in Anuradhapura district and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) which are

Two training programs were conducted at Community Education Center, Thalahena, Malambe for the IWCs of Junk and Nadar Shops in the Kaduwela Municipal area on 31st of January and 20th of February 2023. 11 (10 Male and 01 Female) IWCs-Junk and Nadar Shops participated in the first day and 26 (25 Male and 01 Female)

“We are very happy that #Janathakshan organized this training for us. We have already started to practice 3R and make compost made out of household waste. We also have initiated a business to make soaps with coconut leftovers. We train all Community-Based Organizations (#CBOs) on soap production methods. We hope that Janathakshan will aware communities through leaflets